Chicken Lips

I just read an e-mail from Kate, whom I miss so much! She lived one house down from me in the neighborhood where I grew up in Lexington, and is a childhood friend that I have sooo many memories of:) We will get together soon! I promise! The house that separated us was our neighbors' house, the Tw**ds. That's right, the Tw**ds. My brother spray painted Tw**d in the middle of the street with arrows pointing up their driveway. Poor Tw**ds. We just had a neighborhood full of hoodlums and the Tw**ds got the brunt of it!! I have so may memories of just the Tw**ds.....There was a car that sat on the side of their driveway that must have had every newspaper ever printed in creation inside of it!!! The car was filled to the rim with newspapers??? To this day, it still puzzles me. All the same, they were a very nice family. It's just too bad they lived next door to my brother.
So, Kate checked out my blog and mentioned the Hello Mary Lou From Prom Night II movie. (It's listed as one of my favorite movies.) Yes, this movie brings back memories:) This was a movie that ignited some fears at the tender age of 10? It scared the bejesus out of me! I think Kate was pretty freaked out too...but, I think that Kate could handle it better than I. She moved on to The Exorcist at a slumber party, while I cowarded in her room! No way was I watching that! Then, my mom had to take me to church, so that the priest could explain the workings of the devil to me. I was in turmoil over it and I know that the root of it began with Hello Mary Lou From Prom Night II...... and that crazy HBO special on demon possessions that my brother laughed at, while I became even more afraid!!! The explanation from the priest only freaked me out even more after he told me that good ole Martin Luther had struggled with his own demons! Yikes. I was tarnished in the scary movie world and very afraid in the real one. Let's just say that my imagination carried me away. People, be careful what your children are watching!!! I eventually got over it. I love scary movies now, which is sort of ironic. I watched Army of Darkness and Silent Hill at Morgan's scary movie party on Saturday. Army of Darkness is more of a comedy:)...It was funny. Silent Hill is freaky, though. To say the least, my imagination carried me away as a kid, but Hello Mary Lou From Prom Night II I will always remember!! It will remain my all time favorite scary movie because it was the first one I ever saw:)
Kate and I were fascinated with The Dark Crystal too. We used to pretend that we were gelflings. We used to argue over who got to be Keira. Oh the memories of youth! Thanks for that:)

This makes me laugh! Archive laughter...... Things Hallmark cards don't say....

1. So your daughter's a hooker, and it spoiled your day.
Look at the bright side, it's really good pay.
2. My tire was thumping. I thought it was flat.
When I looked at the tire ... I noticed your cat. Sorry!
3. You had your bladder removed and you're on the mend.
Here's a bouquet of flowers ... and a box of Depends.
4. Heard your wife left you, how upset you must be. But don't fret about it ...
She moved in with me.
5. Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder ....
What the hell was I thinking?
6. Congratulations on your wedding day!
Too bad no one likes your husband.
7. How could two people as beautiful as you...
Have such an ugly baby?
8. I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love.
After having met you ... I've changed my mind.
9. I must admit, you brought religion into my life ...
I never believed in Hell till I met you
10. As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am ...
that you're not here to ruin it for me.!
11. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go ...
would you like me to take this knife out of my back? You'll probably need it again.
12. Someday I hope to get married ... but not to you.
13. Happy birthday! You look great for your age ... Almost Lifelike!
14. When we were together, you always said you'd die for me.
Now that we've broken up, I think it's time you kept your promise.
15. I knew the day would come when you would leave me for my best friend.
So here's his leash, water bowl and chew toys.
16. We have been friends for a very long time ... what say we stop?
17. I'm so miserable without you ...
It's almost like you're here.
18. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.
Did you ever find out who the father was?
19. You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket ...
I'd miss you terribly and think of you often.
20. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday.
So we're having you put to sleep

Intuition is a very strong strong human tool. Gut instincts or Go- with- your -gut -feelings should never be ignored. I found out some news today.....but it was something that I happened to know all along.....in my gut.

Today I received somewhat of a compliment. He said: "I'm sick of seeing smart and pretty girls with jackasses." When he says jackass, he is correct! More so than ever! It's like seeing a really hot guy with a very unattractive girl or a really nerdy girl. I don't mean to sound rude or judge- by- the -cover -superficial, but do you ever think sometimes...Damn, what's wrong with that picture? Put that in the stuff -you -don't- read -in- Hallmark cards and smoke it! I don't care.

I wish that you could put an ad in the newspaper to hire a professional asskicker. Nah, but wouldn't that be weird if you could? Not legal..darn. That milli thought that I could actually inflict some bodily harm on someone has passed. I wish I was meaner sometimes....then I wouldn't get run over!!!

The Fall Festival turned out to be a blast for Will. When we got there he was soooooo excited. Then, I noticed that he was more wiggly than usual, and knew that he had to go to the bathroom. Every time I asked if he had to go to the potty, he said no. The kid did not want to miss anything. Finally, he couldn't hold it any longer! He made it to the bathroom. Thank God he didn't wiz in the costume! Whew. For some reason he always does this.....He just doesn't want to miss the excitement! The Pumpkin contest was the coolest part. The kids really got creative. My favorite was Buckwheat and the Three Little Pigs:) Will liked playing the games and getting candy. Fun Times:) He was the only kid dressed as Captain America and all of the older adults from that generation totally dug the Captain America get- up complete with muscles:) He was too cute. My favorite costume there was Alfalfa. The kid really looked like him! It was awesome! A little girl wash a washing machine, and there was also a T.V....too cute. Lots and lots of fairey princesses and pirates.....little lady bugs, bumble bees ,and giraffes too:) My Raggedy Ann didn't go because she's not feeling too well:(

Boss man and his wife had their baby Sunday. David Texas.... Named after both of their fathers that have passed. I thought that this was cool. David for her father and Texas for his. What a strong name! They are calling him David............. And the funny part of this story is this:
Boss man has a habit of calling people coneheads...(this word is used frequently.) Well, his kid came out a conehead according to him. He showed me pics and sure enough......conehead. Totally could have been in that movie The Coneheads with Dan Ackroid. Of course, it doesn't look like that now. (This was just after he had been born and was because he was sitting so low in the womb with no embryonic fluids)..... He's a pretty baby with a cute little nose:) I am truly happy for them. He was born 5 weeks early and the birth was scary for them because the baby had to be rushed to Richland right after he was born. His lungs weren't working like they should and were slightly underdeveloped. Typically the momma blames herself and sure enough she did, but baby is fine:) He'll get to come home in a week. Man, I know that was scary. Little baby boy is doing fine:) Now, I'm thinking of a gift to get for the baby.......

Upcoming.....Bratwurst and stuffed leaves...???? Oh, I'm soooo there. ha.ha.

The Pumpkin contest was so cute!

Will is CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!

for the longest time I thought that this kid's name was Wally. His name is Wiley. I think everyone in his class calls him Wally though:) He's cute.

Just when you start to get ahead of the game, you need new front and rear brakes on your car. The ole Jeep had to go to the shop:( At least my brakes work and I can stop without having to push the pedal a mile away from the stop to stop. New transmission and new brakes...I should be good to go for awhile.... and broke as a joke.... But thaz okay.... I can find fun free stuff to do.

I signed Will up to be on a church basketball league at the Ymca. It's time to go buy some low top Chucks! I'm excited about this...really excited. I can't wait to see him play B-ball. He's excited about Basketball. I asked him if he wanted to play at the Y and he just lit up:)

I registered to take the Praxis next month. I even bought the study booklets!
I'll study at the office when there isn't anything going on, which is 95% of the time.

Now, what to do this weekend.... staying home, or finding something really cool and free to do:)

Today is no different than any other day, except that I branded myself with a curling iron this morning and I have a red burn mark on my forehead. Doh! To bring happiness to my day I brought my skull mug to work with me and I wore jeans on a nonFriday day. Probably wear them again tomorrow..... No one will ever know except the blog world. wink*

Also, I think that there is a stepford wives experiment going on at W.H. ...It's frightening...down to the make and model of the cars frightening...Could it be a cult? Woah...

Also, I was thinking about how there is so much for kids to do around or on Halloween day, but it's not anything like it was when we were kids. (I sound like an old fart telling a story of how I walked five miles to and from school in the snow...) But this pertains to Trick or Treating...We actually went trick or treating in the hood going door to door and saying trick or treat! Now they have cars parked in the parking lots of churches with the trunks open, and kids go from car trunk to car trunk getting candy and prizes. Or the kids go to the mall for Halloween ,or to the church gym for a 'Fall festival'. What has happened to good ole fashioned Halloween fun?


Also...I found a really cool article in Psychology today..Well, I thought that it was interesting....

Last night the boycott of going to Wallie World was broken! (by me) I'm lame. I went to Wal-Mart. Sue me. It's been a looonnnggg time since I set foot in a Wal-mart. Really, I'm that cool. The protest is semi-over because of the vision I had of lots and lots of Halloween candy and stuff. I digress.
I read a book called Nickel and Dimed last summer and Wal-mart pissed me off after I read that. Believe me, you can get by in life without having to go there even though it's primarily the only place to shop locally in this small town. Those poor Wal-Mart employees! I boycott other places too, but I won't get into that, for one may be disturbed by the rambling of my boycotting huge franchises. Economically, I feel that we should support our local shoe, hardware stores, etc. and quit employing people from other cities damnit!! They commute to work here and then just take their paychecks home and spend them in their city. To me, this is dumb. Alright. That would make for a great editorial in the newspaper...probably already been in it... Anyway, I stood in the magazine section and read about Popular Science, Interior design, Mysteries of the Bible (I bought this one) and so forth. I was hanging out with the kids reading the turbo car magazines. Not really, but they were grabbing the "Too Fast Too Furious" kind of car magazines and I just think it's hilarious when you see a spoiler on a 1982 piece of crap Honda Accord. On top of that, there are lightening streaks airbrushed on the side of the car or some extra added feature to make it look and sound fast. Man, to be so hip. So, I continue looking at the magazines. One of the articles in the Popular Science magazine was about how our houses will one day be like Legos? We'll be able to just click and piece them together? That is, if Global Warming doesn't create a mass extinction while we twiddle our thumbs according to another science magazine. That just scares me. I'd like to know more about Global Warming....I think I'll educate myself on this topic even further....I didn't spend much money in there (applause)....Fun times hanging out with the turbo kids and stealing pumpkin carving ideas...wow.

There are so many things to do!

To keep organized I've made a list:

1.Will's class goes to the Pumpkin Patch at Aldersgate October 20th. Wear school shirt for field trip:)


2.The Great Pummpkin contest, Tuesday October 24th ...drop the pumpkin off in the gym between 7:45 and 9:45 with an index card with child's name, grade, and teacher. Categories are funniest, scariest, most school spirited, cutest, prettiest, and favorite animal. Also donate a baked good and drop off in the gym.

3.Costume contest October 24th Home Bleachers on Spencer field.... PS4 and 5 @ 5:15 p.m.(get off work early) Fall Festival From 5:30-8:00........

4. Will's class goes to Covenant Place October 27th @ 10:30 to entertain the residents in their costumes:) Captain America will be there!

5.Elizabeth's Halloween party October 27th 4-5:30. Wear Halloween costume!

6. October 31st Halloween on Main.......

Yep,I watched The Bachelor, Rome last night. Literally, 25 women are in an on -air cat fight to win the heart of a prince! He really is a prince, too. Seriously, the rose ceremonies are like Gym class all over again. If you don't get picked, you suck. You ain't princess material! Ba Bye. The women stand glammed to the nines with these hopeful wide eyed expressions,like, please pick me, please pick me. I'll die if you don't pick me next! Some are actually shaking from being so nervous and hopeful!

On episode two of the show most are already in love with him. Excuse me, but doesn't it take awhile to get to know someone? The emotions they put into this guy!
Though entertaining, the show is bizzarre. I sort of think that they plant at least one lunatic on the show. The lunatic that I am speaking of is Erica. On upcoming episodes they bring her back to stir the pot..See what I'm saying? I swear they plant people like her on the show to juice it up. It's a riot.

I found him asleep in the hallway on the floor. Sprawled on his back and fully clothed, beside him sat the miniature tape player that he likes to listen to his 100 silly songs tape in. It happened to be softly playing Annie's "The sun will come out tomorrow." His shoes were kicked off and his dirty grassy socks lay balled up beside his shoes. He was absolutely worn out from the 1800's experience at the museum and planting flowers with his Mama that afternoon.
We had a great day on Saturday at the museum. We learned how people lived in the 1800's in the backcountry! The people were dressed as they would have dressed and cooking as they would have cooked. Outside in the back of the museum was the barn with two fat sheep on the side, a chicken coop, the blacksmith, privy, commissary, smoke house, loom house, bread oven, herb garden,etc. It was cool:)

This story was sent to me via e-mail today. What an amazing human being and father! There is a video at the end as well:)

Just in from taking Liza to see the Doc. She got shots:( 4 of them! Ouch! I love Doc. T. because she watches out for me. She doesn't charge:) Which is such a blessing, you just don't know. She's sort of related to me, but not really. We're connected through her deceased husband, Danny, who died in a car accident 20 years ago.
She is the sweetest person in the world! We talked for awhile and she asked me if things were getting better....It's been six months and things are getting better, but it still sucks, you know? So, I was frank and said so. It is a little late to decide your not cut out for it after you have had children....Most agree on this. I'm a strong believer that things happen for a reason. I'm a strong believer that people come into your life for a reason. I have the strength to better myself and I know that I have a calling to help others. I just need to figure out how I'm going to help....So, seeing Doc. T. today lifted my spirits. I felt like, I to, have a purpose to do something great in life. Which led me to thinking about fear. Fear. How to deal with fear. How to conquer fears etc...How to move in a positive direction. What does the Lord want me to do? I'm a mother. I have a job as a mother. I take it very seriously. I love my children and I protect them. I care about their health, developing minds, and future. It's up to me to see that they become good people. But, what about my other "job"? This is something that I am struggling with as a lot of people do. Art therapy perhaps? Interior Design? Teaching children with disabilities? I do feel like my humanitarian side is a strong characteristic of mine and I do feel like I have the tolerance and patience that a lot of people do not have. I tend to want to take care of people. I self sacrifice a little too much at times. There is a balance and I have to remind myself of this, so that I don't lose a sense of myself. Maybe I should aspire to become a Doctor? A Pediatrician? I am searching. I have so many interests!
Doc. T. Is someone I look up to. She got married at 16 or 17 years old. Quite young and stubborn, like me:) They had two boys and her husband died in a car accident when she was just starting out as a nurse in her 20's. Can you imagine the pain of losing your husband at such a young age? She was probably about my age when Danny died, I imagine. Her oldest son still lives with her and will for the rest of his life. From what she says, he's a little "slow". Her youngest son is at Clemson and she is a proud mother of both boys. Her eyes smile when she talks about them. She's a beautiful lady. After her husband died, she went on and put herself through Med. School to become a Pediatrician! She said that she actually thought about teaching, but the pay wasn't enough. I agree. (sigh) Teachers are forming the minds of the future Doctors and other professions. Teachers deserve more than what they get! It was so good to see her. She just recently remarried a wonderful man. He's a retired pilot. I am truly happy for her. They got married in Jamaica! Her ring is stunning. I mean stunning..She deserves to be happy and I think that she finally is:) She is a role model through my eyes. She was a hard working single mother and managed to better herself by becoming a Doctor. She's a great Doctor too.
I told her that I was really interested in Interior design. When I was sitting in the waiting area with Liza I noticed that there were some big changes going on with the decorating. The wallpaper, for one, looked like a crazy hypnotic, psychedelic tree pattern. Hello, children need a calm theme... It was awful. And the chairs...don't even get me started. She said that three chairs already had to be recovered from children drawing on them with pens. So, her advice was to dabble in it, but in a different town. I agree. We'll see....still trying to find my true niche. I'm so over settling. I don't have to be a teacher because that's what people expect. I would like to finish what I started, but maybe go to Grad school for something else entirely? Am I crazy? Can I do that?

What is a rut?
There isn't anything left to take except Spanish and it's full for Fall II! I don't want to take Spanish anyway. She told me that I could beg my way into the class for Fall II, but I don't even want to take the class! ARRGGHH. So, my focus will just have to be on the Praxis for now. Buggar. I wasn't kidding when I said I was stuck in a rut. Praxis Praxis Praxis...God help me pass it the first time. I'd much rather take French next year. They just had to throw in foreign language courses. Jeez. I should have finished this a long time ago. They through in Geometry too! I thought I was finished with math. Oh bloody hell.

I love it when you see a bunch of little kids on a stage and there seems to be at least one kid pickin his nose...Or the one that's being distracting and has to be toted off stage...how embarrassing for those parents. Some have the deer in headlights look. Some are the really Loud singers, which is so cute to see them be so passionate about Mary had a little lamb or whatever.

Come to think of it my mom has a picture of my brother sitting with his kindergarten class pickin his nose...

My Dad just called...

I am looking forward to the holidays!!!!! AND!!! I'm going to DISNEY WORLD!!! WHOOHOOO!!! Disney in December....yay yay yay!

Darn it!!! I forgot to place a bid on a Child back pack carrier yesterday! I was going to try to win it! ( On ebay) I guess it's not actually "winning" since you do have to pay for it:) I'm gearing up to go to Hendersonville for Thanksgiving and I'm going to be doing some hiking during that week. I thought..Hey, I can take Liza hiking if I get one of those killer back back carriers! One of those neato gadgets that makes it fun to go anywhere with a baby like festivals, outside concerts, the zoo, or ...hiking! Ya can't exactly take a stroller up a mountain can ya? So, 8 p.m. was the end time for the ultimate winning of the back pack carrier on ebay and I was pre-occupied. I was watching it for three days too. You can imagine the disappointment when I realized around 8:30 that it was actually passed 8. Darn it! Now, I'm mad. I'm on a mission to find a good deal! They are pretty pricey, but very worth having. How cool will it be to show Liza the wonders of nature in November on the top of a mountain? Awesome! Once we reach the top we'll say a little prayer for all of our many blessings. Thanks be to God. I'm psyched! Even if it means using some muscle!!!! ....& Aches and pains to follow. It'll be worth it. I'm such a strong believer in exposing children to all kinds of things. They are like little sponges and I want them to soak up as much life as possible. So, I can do this! I will strap on the gear and take the baby too!
Mom told me that if I did get a back pack carrier that I'd have to find someone else to wear it or I'd fall off the mountain or something. Am I really looking that freakin weak? Jeeze Louise. Of course, I'm not listening. I am woman hear me Roar!...Maybe not....I'm on a mission to find a child carrier for some nature lovin fun!

An interesting article that popped up in my G-mail.